Ryiis

RandomInterrupt makes a couple of good points: NPO based a large part of its defensive strategy on deterrence: the papers of many treaties. Papers which, without the political capital to back them up, were worthless. Once they had spent that capital, and rather frivolously so as of late, then they were left - in many cases - with nothing more than paper with ink on it.

I have a great amount of respect for mhawk, and for what Elysium stands for. o7 Acta Non Verba.

Archon: a gentleman and a scholar Good show TORN

This looks extremely promising. Congratulations on your new alliance.

Unnnhhh, this is Congrats MK

I think it is sad to lose anyone, regardless of what they are like IC. All heroes need villians, and all villians need heroes. Best of luck to you in your RL endeavours.

Currently, Advent runs with 2 leaders, myself and Kae Lee. Communication between us is very high and so far it is unheard of, for us, not to come to an agreed conclusion. Just in case we cannot come to an agreement, however, our Charter provides for an 'Advisor': someone who we can approach in regards to issues that we both feel very strongly about. That Advisor is picked from the Ministerial leadership (of our currently small alliance) for a period of two months, in order to also provide an avenue to free up the 'log jam' mentality. Really, I believe that the real issue behind all leadership, regardless of size, is communication. If no one talks and discusses things honestly with each other, then you are going to have problems. People might resent a decision, not because they weren't heard out on the issue, but because they didn't voice their true feelings. It is no ones fault, except for that person who didn't say what they felt, but the resentment will still linger. To a certain degree, I suppose, it is a bit about trust as well. Being able to freely speak without fear of recourse, or hurting feelings, is paramount to constructive conversation. Just as a quick aside - even when you run an alliance where decisions are made at the very top - that doesn't mean that you don't listen to your Ministers, Deputy Ministers, or even the Membership at large. Engaging people, and offering them a chance to voice their opinion makes them feel a part of the organization - and it also helps to formulate better policy in my opinion. With all things, however, there is a cut off point. A point where the discussion either repeats itself, or time has run out on set goals - but that is why leaders are leaders, and good ones use the resources at hand, as much as they can, before making a decision. So what I am basically saying is, you can have an even number of leaders, if you have the necessary alternatives to break deadlocks (which, in our case, is basically an appointed third leader). Also, if you find the right person to be a leader of an alliance with, and you communicate properly and openly, then you might not ever need the third vote.

Best of luck to NRM in all of their future endeavours. Cheers

Woohoo! MK Thank you MK, we are looking forward to working closely with you guys. B)

Sounds good to me, I look forward to it

Thank you Ferrous - and any commentary on the Charter is welcomed and appreciated. Our Protector will be announced in a few moments Edit: Just above me

Special thanks to Lebubu @ MK for helping to design the flag Advent Hello there! Welcome, and thank you for stopping in to read our little declaration here. Coffee, tea and water are just off to the side. For the hardcore drinkers, there will be an open bar back at our forums. Just in case you want to get started early before reading the rest of this: Forums: www.cnadvent.com IRC: #Advent on Coldfront Alright, so, my name is Ryiis, and I have the privilege to introduce to you a new Aqua alliance: Advent. Advent has been ‘in-the-works’ for some time now, and it has been quite the journey: for both myself and my co-founder, Kae Lee. That being said, we both have a lot of grit and determination to see this through, and to make something incredible. Having come from the land of Purple Free Love, we will see that Advent becomes a strong, tight-knit community. We are looking for active participation, not just from our members, but our leadership – to provide guidance, make bonds, and just to interact for some good times. Our forums will be fun and friendly - open to visitors, allies, and members alike. Well, that is enough babbling from me. Again, come check out our Forums, or chat in #Advent with us. Following is our Charter: TL:DR - Advent becomes a new alliance on Aqua. Forums at www.cnadvent.com and IRC at #Advent on Coldfront.